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is pulling about 1/3 of its troops out of afghanistan by next summer. nato wants the handover to take place quickly. although there are questions about their abilities, the afghans say they are up to the task. that international troops and the afghan government have been very active in our province. there have been a lot of reconstruction projects. foreign soldiers have been making their presence felt. people feel safe. we are ready to take control of our destiny. >> afghan military personnel hold talks with american officers. for months, they have been planning for the start of the u.s. withdrawa communication is still the biggest problem. but there is broad agreement on the plan of action. the u.s. has increased the pace of training of their afghan allies in recent months. the afghans need to be qualified before they can provide security. u.s. forces trained afghan policeman or retrain a pilot in five weeks. training provided by the germans in northern afghanistan last four month but i set demands that the basic standards should be similar. >> the sec
is pulling about 1/3 of its troops out of afghanistan by next summer. nato wants the handover to take place quickly. although there are questions about their abilities, the afghans say they are up to the task. that international troops and the afghan government have been very active in our province. there have been a lot of reconstruction projects. foreign soldiers have been making their presence felt. people feel safe. we are ready to take control of our destiny. >> afghan military...
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volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused in media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade doctor a political analyst from kabul says the killing is a blow to the u.s. . the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with their american troops american office because of this i think that americans lost one off their important members of the air troops but at the same time he was accused of. being involved in corruption and drug trafficking and then because of this many believe that america well seek a four for another person to replace him. well or two years ago we spoke to wali karzai about how he sees the allegations against him. because of this big but did never in the last seven years we tried. to music community reach out to your everyone. being approved while going through the video section of our website to access this interview in full. wiki leaks founder julian assange has a back in a london court where he's appealing against an earlier ruling to extradite him to sweden the world's most famous whistleblower is want
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volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused in media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade talk to me a political analyst from kabul says the killing is a blow to the u.s. . the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with an american troops and american off because of this i think that americans lost one of their important members of the earth drops out at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption and drug trafficking and then because of this many believe that american well seek for for another person to replace him. two years ago we spoke to karzai about how he sees the allegations against him. it is a drug. but. community and everyone. want to be free video section of our website that's what you can tell you and of course a huge archive of other news footage what is the. time now to check out some other wild headlines for you this hour a protestant rape has again turned violent in northern ireland's capital belfast as bonfires were lit to mark the annual twelfth of july celebrations protesters threw
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and nato forces in afghanistan. why they would want to kill somebody allegedly involved in the opium trade remains to be seen. however, having played all sides he's certain to have made a number of enemies over the years. charles? >> what do we know about the circumstances in which he was killed? >> he was killed -- homes -- i guess one of his guards shot him and he died soon after. >> i guess he was shot allegedly by one of his guards. meanwhile there's been an air strike in one of the parts of afghanistan. is that the work of nato? >> reporter: i haven't received word on where the strike was and if it was in reaction to this particular event. air strikes are ongoing here throughout the country particularly in southern afghanistan, where u.s. forces have been the contraiting on trying to eradicate the insurgency there and in eastern afghanistan they have a more difficult time to doing so. charles? >> carmen joining us live from cnn kabul. we'll take a break and update you with the selling on the european markets in
and nato forces in afghanistan. why they would want to kill somebody allegedly involved in the opium trade remains to be seen. however, having played all sides he's certain to have made a number of enemies over the years. charles? >> what do we know about the circumstances in which he was killed? >> he was killed -- homes -- i guess one of his guards shot him and he died soon after. >> i guess he was shot allegedly by one of his guards. meanwhile there's been an air strike in...
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volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused in the media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade. a political analyst from kabul says the killing is a blow to the u.s. . past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with their american troops american author shells because of this i think that americans lost a lot of their import in. the same day he was accused all for. being involved in. trafficking and then because of this and then we believe that the now well seek for another person to replace him. well over two years ago we spoke to wiley about how he sees the allegations against him. because of drug dogs they did never in the last several years charlie charlie greta usually community we try to enjoy every one of these being the proof log on to the free video section of our website to access this interview in full. so we can leaks founder julian assange has a back in a london court where he's appealing against an earlier ruling to extradite him to sweden the world's most famous whistleblower is wanted for questioning over sexual
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volatile region on the border with pakistan and was often accused in media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade. me a political analyst from kabul says the killing is a blow to the us. the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with her american troops and american officials because of this i think that americans lost one of their important members of the air to drop so that percent he was accused of being involved in corruption and then drac trafficking and then because of this many believe that the now american secret for another person to replace him. two years ago we spoke to karzai about how he sees the allegations against him. this it is a drug you know just things but they never in the last seven years know we challenge we challenge the international community and we challenge everyone to please bring the proof for that is that what you want to be free video section of our website that's where you can access the interview in full and of course a huge archive of other use for it but it is the far ok it's time now to check out some oth
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province a volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused of media reports of a link to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade talk to me a political analyst from kabul spoke to us he says the killing is a blow to the u.s. and the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with the american troops and american officers because of this i think that americans lost one of their important members of the earth drops out at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption and drug trafficking and then because of this many believe that the now. seek for for another person to replace him. two years ago i spoke to us about how he sees the allegations against him. it was a drug in august things but did never in the last seven years nor we challenge we challenged the international community we challenge our everyone to please bring the proof where the for me will log on to the free video section on our website they can access that interview in full on the huge archive of other news footage from us as well. as a twenty three other news world the world news he
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afghanistan but i think. it's a situation where not a huge negative effect on draco control particularly among those people who are linked with her but this guy in kandahar a moment ago. was a link to the cia it's often been said that he was a us puppet and had been working for the cia does this mean though that washington now has less control over afghanistan i mean how would they replace this undoubtedly influential figure. of course he was blamed to. pair off the cia as i mentioned before but he did night to be linked with c. to be working for a for a. c c. he confirmed that the. past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with american troops in america. particularly in kandahar because of this i think that americans lost one off there one of the important. members. of the or troops or. he had an important role in fighting against the taliban. militants insurgents in. afghanistan but at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption in drag trafficking and everything be
afghanistan but i think. it's a situation where not a huge negative effect on draco control particularly among those people who are linked with her but this guy in kandahar a moment ago. was a link to the cia it's often been said that he was a us puppet and had been working for the cia does this mean though that washington now has less control over afghanistan i mean how would they replace this undoubtedly influential figure. of course he was blamed to. pair off the cia as i mentioned before...
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in northern afghanistan the most powerful person in northern afghanistan yesterday somebody killed the most powerful person in southern afghanistan there is no clear afghan leader in the north and now in the far more important the all important south there is no leader the canadians are pulling out the americans feel that they now have pacified this area and want to focus on the east they have relied upon. as their person their their man on the ground there is no one there right now someone in time is going to have to come forward there is no person right now with the stature of wali karzai generally speaking to oxy very recently the former chief of the pakistani intelligence service said the only way to ensure peace in the region is for the u.s. to hold direct talks with the taliban really interested to get your views on they smell the death of one cause and now force washington. that's a very interesting point for pakistan to say that because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the dean of the united s
in northern afghanistan the most powerful person in northern afghanistan yesterday somebody killed the most powerful person in southern afghanistan there is no clear afghan leader in the north and now in the far more important the all important south there is no leader the canadians are pulling out the americans feel that they now have pacified this area and want to focus on the east they have relied upon. as their person their their man on the ground there is no one there right now someone in...
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and allies in afghanistan. many prominent people like ahmad wali karzai have been killed in kandahar and the north. protecting those people has been extremely difficult. i think that is the concern. absent the feeling of stability, not just for power brokers and warlords, but for ordinary citizens. >> is the political threat crowing? >> when the senior officials add up the numbers, it is about the same as last year, but there are some very -- the most powerful, the police chief, warlord, if you will, in the north, was recently assassinated. that sent shivers in the north, where i also visited. there is a greater stability, but there is a sense that the people who are in charge are targets. >> david ignatius, thank you for joining us. now to the hacking scandal which continues to spread in great britain. "news of the worldwent even further = = -- "news of the world" went even further, according to gordon brown. >> there is some flash photography. >> here is gordon at downing street. on the top is rebekah brooks.
and allies in afghanistan. many prominent people like ahmad wali karzai have been killed in kandahar and the north. protecting those people has been extremely difficult. i think that is the concern. absent the feeling of stability, not just for power brokers and warlords, but for ordinary citizens. >> is the political threat crowing? >> when the senior officials add up the numbers, it is about the same as last year, but there are some very -- the most powerful, the police chief,...
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trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information it's going to take time before we find out who's responsible but in the short term we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a route newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the mujahideen the united states the soviet union and pakistan pakistan does not want to watch from the sidelines when pakistan says that there should be direct negotiations between the. it's in the taliban what it is also saying is that pakistan wants t
trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the...
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here is the bush tax cuts this is this is where we'd be without the bush tax cuts the wars in iraq and afghanistan the impact of the great recession. and the recovery building things like that ok so you're repeating basically there would be no increase in the debt if we ended the wars but most importantly if we got rid of the bush tax cuts but there is republicans now say they're not going to rid of the bush tax cuts and b. what they've been trying to do is destroy invalid programs from the get go nine hundred thirty five f.d.r. gets social security passed what the republicans want to do take it down they've been fighting it ever since and one hundred seventy eight or nine hundred sixty one when l.b.j. passed medicare they've been fighting that ever since is socialism you know ok but we do so we do not have a spending problem our debt has been fueled by the bush era tax tax cuts and war spending the impact of government spending our deficits and has pretty miniscule here's the here's current job deficit projections ok again the yellow is the wars in iraq and afghanistan the goal here is the bush e
here is the bush tax cuts this is this is where we'd be without the bush tax cuts the wars in iraq and afghanistan the impact of the great recession. and the recovery building things like that ok so you're repeating basically there would be no increase in the debt if we ended the wars but most importantly if we got rid of the bush tax cuts but there is republicans now say they're not going to rid of the bush tax cuts and b. what they've been trying to do is destroy invalid programs from the get...
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in afghanistan president hamid karzai's half brother assassinated in kandahar. why it even matters to the united states. >>> i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. demand for streaming mothers online is red hot and studios are positioning themselves to cash in on the craze. i'll tell you who loses when the studios win in the next hour. kyra? >> all right, alison. >>> thanks, guys. >>> also coming up next hour -- forget about the cash bonus. how about blowing it up instead? talk to the explosive sales team, next hour. >>> all right. can't believe it nearly happened again. another fan almost fell over from the railing at a ballpark. jeff fischel had friends there, to catch him right as he was over the railing. >> hanned last night during the home run derby. frightening. just days after a fan fell at a texas rangers game and died. here it is last night. prince fielder during the home run derby. deep shot. watch the shadow. keith carmichael falls over the rail but his brother, a friend and other fans grab and held on. a frightening moment. he was okay. he
in afghanistan president hamid karzai's half brother assassinated in kandahar. why it even matters to the united states. >>> i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. demand for streaming mothers online is red hot and studios are positioning themselves to cash in on the craze. i'll tell you who loses when the studios win in the next hour. kyra? >> all right, alison. >>> thanks, guys. >>> also coming up next hour -- forget about the cash bonus. how about...
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"the wars of afghanistan." it is definitive work and fascinating to understand the region that is so critical to our national security. thank you very much to jane harmon, nine term congresswoman, how select intelligence committee and the ceo of the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. >>> coming up, secretary clinton lashes out at syria after pro government forces mob the u.s. embassy. we're on the scene in damascus next. >> u.s. officials slammed the syrian regime today as tension between the countries reaches a new high. secretary of state hillary clinton had her strongest criticism of president assad yet. >> president assad is not indispensable and we have nothing invested in him remaining in power. our goal is to see that the will of the syrian people for a democratic transformation occurs. >> this, after protesters attacked the u.s. embassy in syria. arwa damon is in damascus and joins us with the latest. arwa, secretary of state clintden said we really have no interest in assad. we want the
"the wars of afghanistan." it is definitive work and fascinating to understand the region that is so critical to our national security. thank you very much to jane harmon, nine term congresswoman, how select intelligence committee and the ceo of the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. >>> coming up, secretary clinton lashes out at syria after pro government forces mob the u.s. embassy. we're on the scene in damascus next. >> u.s. officials slammed the...
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because of afghanistan. take decisions on the one hand you mentioned president karzai there why did the president seem to go out of his way so much to protect him . i didn't hear you yes why did the president karzai go out to be swayed to protect him so much. he wasn't going to protect him i think. because i do not have. he was not told get off with the media thing he had some personal dispute and personally. it. was. different stuff but. ok i will leave it there freelance journalist. says i live from kabul thank you for joining us here in our. thanks thanks. well the middle east peace quartet made up of russia america the u.n. and the e.u. has gathered in washington an attempt. to revive stalled israeli palestinian peace talks meeting comes at a low point in relations between israel and its biggest ally the us of the presence of bombers spoken favor of return to established pre nine hundred sixty seven borders. israel occupied vast swathes of palestinian land and a since declared the much of it as its own t
because of afghanistan. take decisions on the one hand you mentioned president karzai there why did the president seem to go out of his way so much to protect him . i didn't hear you yes why did the president karzai go out to be swayed to protect him so much. he wasn't going to protect him i think. because i do not have. he was not told get off with the media thing he had some personal dispute and personally. it. was. different stuff but. ok i will leave it there freelance journalist. says i...
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the murder also created an incident and ominous leadership vacuum in southern afghanistan at a time when u.s. troops are to begin withdrawing. ahmed wali karzai was a powerful and controversial figure in the family's an cessual home province of kandahar and was a key power broker and proxy for his brother in the region. but he was also widely suspected of a deep and pervasive corruption. in an interview last month with the cbc, the canadian broadcasting corporation, karzai dismissed persistent talk of profiteering. >> it is never approved. i might help people to facilitate things for them when it comes to security, when it comes to organizing meeting with the population. because i'm the only person who has all the facilities. >> for years, allegations also swirled that the one-time chicago-area restauranteur had ties who afghanistan's lucrative drug trade. but karzai repeatedly denied those allegations too. and he had a constant defender in his half brother. president karzai made that clear to newshour margaret warner in early 2009. >> he was a -- have i with given that would suggest tha
the murder also created an incident and ominous leadership vacuum in southern afghanistan at a time when u.s. troops are to begin withdrawing. ahmed wali karzai was a powerful and controversial figure in the family's an cessual home province of kandahar and was a key power broker and proxy for his brother in the region. but he was also widely suspected of a deep and pervasive corruption. in an interview last month with the cbc, the canadian broadcasting corporation, karzai dismissed persistent...
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know that still you have the somewhat unpopular position although changing rapidly about the wars in afghanistan and iraq what do you think are some of the messages that are really resonating the most people i think that i think in all areas when it comes to war more people are skeptical there's more votes now in the congress to protect home and bring our troops home from iraq and afghanistan and and surely not get another war started in libya so we've gained tremendous support there and i think the people of the country are agreeing when i talk about personal liberties people are more worried now about the patriot act and how the patriot act is used to harass us at airports and and pester spirit in the attempt to pretend that they're defending us and nobody really believes are doing much good but certainly on the economy in the federal reserve that's where. you know we've gained so much support because we have talked about the financial bubble that existed the housing bubble and that there would have to be a correction and certainly we're in the middle of that but we still face a lot of problem
know that still you have the somewhat unpopular position although changing rapidly about the wars in afghanistan and iraq what do you think are some of the messages that are really resonating the most people i think that i think in all areas when it comes to war more people are skeptical there's more votes now in the congress to protect home and bring our troops home from iraq and afghanistan and and surely not get another war started in libya so we've gained tremendous support there and i...
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term on purpose as there are some chiefs of those units we see here who are known for having fought in afghanistan in bosnia and herzegovina in chechnya you know iraq not in syria or libya some of them in the meantime had been on team for years in guantanamo created by the united states and brought on the spot to continue their fight. here the technique is always the same but they seize cities which are easy to supply either on the coast or on the border and then they spread terror in the town with snipers but they committed spectacular crimes of violence and barbarians and which scare the whole population and the announce the creation of an islamic emirate in the city will be a nice to create nastiness which can be used after to penetrate further inside the country you can check it's happening like that because for example in syria there have been there is comfort zones actually oldest sons are located on the border of us there has never been any fight inside absolutely never and here in libya the events which are you can also in coastal areas allowing supplies and preventing news camera it's fro
term on purpose as there are some chiefs of those units we see here who are known for having fought in afghanistan in bosnia and herzegovina in chechnya you know iraq not in syria or libya some of them in the meantime had been on team for years in guantanamo created by the united states and brought on the spot to continue their fight. here the technique is always the same but they seize cities which are easy to supply either on the coast or on the border and then they spread terror in the town...
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they were some of the first boots on the ground in afghanistan. they've been deployed continuously ever since. today we can see our progress in this war and our success against al qaeda, and we're beginning to bring our troops home from afghanistan this summer. understand, there will be more fighting and more sacrifices in the months and years to come, but i'm confident because of the service of men and women like leroy we will be able to say of this generation what president reagan once said of those rangers who took the cliffs on d-day. these are the heroes who helped end a war. i would ask all of our rangers, members of the 9/11 generation, to stand and accept the thanks of a grateful nation. [ applause ] >> finally the service of leroy petry speaks to the very essence of america. that spirit that says no matter how hard the journey, no matter how steep the climb, we don't quit. we don't give up. leroy lost a hand, and those wounds in his legs sometimes make it hard for him to stand, but he pushes on and even joined his fellow rangers for a gru
they were some of the first boots on the ground in afghanistan. they've been deployed continuously ever since. today we can see our progress in this war and our success against al qaeda, and we're beginning to bring our troops home from afghanistan this summer. understand, there will be more fighting and more sacrifices in the months and years to come, but i'm confident because of the service of men and women like leroy we will be able to say of this generation what president reagan once said...
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volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused in media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade talk to me a political analyst from kabul says the killing is a blow to the u.s. . and the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with their american troops and american office because of this i think that americans lost one of their important members of the our troops but at the same time. he was accused of being involved in corruption and drug trafficking and then because of this many believe that the american secret for for another person to replace him. two years ago we spoke. about how he sees the allegations against him. but then never in the last seven years we challenge. community and we challenge everyone to approve log on to the video section of our website where you can access this interview in fool and of course a huge archive of other news footage. wiki leaks founder julian assange is back in a london court where he's appealing against an earlier ruling to extradite him to sweden the world's most famous whistleblowers
volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused in media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade talk to me a political analyst from kabul says the killing is a blow to the u.s. . and the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with their american troops and american office because of this i think that americans lost one of their important members of the our troops but at the same time. he was accused of being involved in...
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volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused in media reports of having links to afghanistan's massive illegal drugs trade talk to have killed me a political analyst from kabul told us the killing is a blown out of the us. and the past couple of years he confirmed that he had a good relationship with the american troops and american off because of this i think that americans lost one off their important members of the our troops but at the same time he was accused of being involved in corruption and drug trafficking and then because of this many believe that the now american seek for for another person to replace him. who two years ago or two spoke to our karzai about how he sees the allegations against him. because of drug and obvious things but did never in the last seven years nor we challenge we challenge the international community and we challenge everyone to prove where the four we invited log on to our free video section of our website we can access that interview and follow also a huge archive of other news footage as well from r.t. . focusing on britain now outrage gr
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how important was he to the united states and to afghanistan? >> reporter: he was hugely important to his brother, hamid karzai, the president, because really, he was his eyes and ears, his political fixer in the south of the country. so really, for president karzai, he was a very important stabilizing and controlling figure in the south of afghanistan in the kandahar region. certainly there had been a lot of rumors about him, rumors that he was involved in the drug trade, rumors that he has built military forces that have helped on cia-led operations inside afghanistan, and he has certainly never been able to disquiet those rumors and they have been around now for a number of years. but this is a man who it's very hard to find people in kandahar who will say a bad word against him. when i was there asking government officials about him just before christmas, no one would say a bad word about him, which to me at the time felt very much like an indication that he was the real strong man in kandahar and really, that's the person that he was. wheth
how important was he to the united states and to afghanistan? >> reporter: he was hugely important to his brother, hamid karzai, the president, because really, he was his eyes and ears, his political fixer in the south of the country. so really, for president karzai, he was a very important stabilizing and controlling figure in the south of afghanistan in the kandahar region. certainly there had been a lot of rumors about him, rumors that he was involved in the drug trade, rumors that he...
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we entered wars in iraq and afghanistan. but i think after 9/11, there was an understanding in congress the debt ceiling was raised during those years. >> right. >> now, the public is -- you know, really the place where the far right of the republican party, the tea party caucus, if you will, the traditional republican establishment and the vast majority of independent voters, the place where there is the most consensus among those groups is around the size and the cost of the federal government. so certainly drawing a line in the sand against increasing this country's debt and against raising taxes is not an extreme position. it actually represents the desires of the mainstream of america. >> james, the president painted out to be the pragmatic centrist here. he said i'm willing to make the liberals angry too. but we have to get something done. he's in a tough position right now. how does he sort of find a way to reconcile this with this countdown ticking? >> well, i think he is in a tough position and i think a lot of repu
we entered wars in iraq and afghanistan. but i think after 9/11, there was an understanding in congress the debt ceiling was raised during those years. >> right. >> now, the public is -- you know, really the place where the far right of the republican party, the tea party caucus, if you will, the traditional republican establishment and the vast majority of independent voters, the place where there is the most consensus among those groups is around the size and the cost of the...
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mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar, afghanistan. >> mandy clark in canada half, afghanistan, thank you very much. >>> in london this morning, wiki leaks founder julian assange in a hearing. he is appealing he should be sent back to sweden to answer questions about two rape charges. he worried sweden might send him to the u.s. over the release of classified documents. >>> texas baseball fan who fell to his death last week has been laid to rest. hundreds tourned out for the funeral of shannon stone who was a husband, firefighter and at a rangers game last week he reached for a ball and lost his balance and fell. >>> in phoenix, upper right hand corner of your screen here, watch. a guy dangling off a railing. he had been standing at a table during the derby trying to catch a ball. not smart. almost went over. luckily, his brother and others were there to pull him to safety. pretty incredible pictures. >>> by the way, that's where the home run derby, a special moment lasted night. a family affair for robinson cano with his father pitching to him, cano blasted 32 homers to win, including a recor
mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar, afghanistan. >> mandy clark in canada half, afghanistan, thank you very much. >>> in london this morning, wiki leaks founder julian assange in a hearing. he is appealing he should be sent back to sweden to answer questions about two rape charges. he worried sweden might send him to the u.s. over the release of classified documents. >>> texas baseball fan who fell to his death last week has been laid to rest. hundreds tourned out for the...
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. >>> in international news, a half-brother of the president of afghanistan was shot and killed today in kandahar. ahmed karzai was head of the kandahar provincial council. he had been accused of various criminal activities and had become a political liability for hamid karzai's karzai. ahmed karzai had been the target of previous assassination attempts. investigators said he was killed by a bodyguard who was killed by other bodyguards. >>> a government hearing is growing if london over the phone hacking scandal in london. at issue is why london police didn't pursue an investigation two years ago on the rupert murdoch tabloid "news of the world." the controversy forced the paper to cease production. today former british prime minister gordon brown huh accused murdoch's newspapers of employing criminals in order to obtain confidential information about his own family. >>> president obama and congressional leaders will meet once again today. they are trying to break a partisan deadlock on reducing the nation's deficit as well as raising the debt ceiling. the progress though if any has b
. >>> in international news, a half-brother of the president of afghanistan was shot and killed today in kandahar. ahmed karzai was head of the kandahar provincial council. he had been accused of various criminal activities and had become a political liability for hamid karzai's karzai. ahmed karzai had been the target of previous assassination attempts. investigators said he was killed by a bodyguard who was killed by other bodyguards. >>> a government hearing is growing if...
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marine in afghanistan posted this video on the youtube asking her out. the actress did accept the invitation. pay part of a movie history winds up in flames, firefighters faced some intense flames in portland oregon. a fire burned through the roof and did extensive damage to the second floor to this in featured in the first twilight zone. here is a look at pictures posted on this purpose. owners say they will not be able to repair this on its own. on sunday, david beckham announced that his wife gave birth to their fourth child and first daughter, harper. the post received more than 11,000 comments. over the weekend, transformer's held the no. 1 spot for a second week in a row. it in second place was a horrible bosses and opening at no.3 was zookeeper with 21 million. >> hi here is a programming note to tell you about for this friday. we will be right back. >> or the dow jones and nasdaq for all down today. wall street was not happy. european problems with debt as well. and we're going to talk about winners and losers. transformers. people love this movi
marine in afghanistan posted this video on the youtube asking her out. the actress did accept the invitation. pay part of a movie history winds up in flames, firefighters faced some intense flames in portland oregon. a fire burned through the roof and did extensive damage to the second floor to this in featured in the first twilight zone. here is a look at pictures posted on this purpose. owners say they will not be able to repair this on its own. on sunday, david beckham announced that his...